Last part of the October progressive challenges

I have three more days until I am flying and the whole house is a mess. I am almost done packing my bags, but I still have to pack some boxes my mom will send next year. Thus, I will be more than  short and just show you the final page in the October progressive scrap and hope to be able to take part in some challenges in December.Wish me luck and pray for me and my family. Thank you all.

step 3 and some more...

I have step 3 of the progressive challenge done:

it's way too late for me now, but I'll be back with some news and maybe a new layout tomorrow. Stay safe!

step 2

I have the second step of the DSM progressive challenge done and ready for display. I also have some new post on in my other corner of the blog :) See you there!

NEW Blog!

I have decided to give up my personal website because right now I cannot afford the housing costs. I will however keep my domain name and hope hat sometimes in the future I will be able to put my web page back up. In the mean time I decided to start a second blog - the twin sister of Mariance's corner. The new blog is called Mariance's other corner. This is where I plan to post my poems, prose, photography and designs. Mariance's corner will continue to be my place to showcase my digital scrapping and other layouts I will be making.

If you have the time, please take a moment and visit my other blog too and tell me what you think. Thank you.

Mariance's other corner

trying again for a giveaway

There are a lot of giveaways on the internet and I stumbled onto one I'd like to win.

This is what I could win if I am lucky enough. You do not have to buy anything or do anything to get a chance to win this except post a picture on your blog and spread the word. You can find more information about this giveaway at Tiddly Inks.

There are a lot of ways I I could use this giveaway in so right now I am dreaming with my eyes wide open. If you don't want this giveaway, please keep your fingers crossed for me.:)

something dear to me

For one of the challenges I did, I had to do something related to birthdays. I didn't want to do one in particular, so I decided to do them all. Here is the result:

almost done

I'm almost done with challenges for this month. I already have 17 points so I only need 3 more to get to the 20 I need. I have the first step f the progressive challenge, which means I will have 18 points after I complete this challenge. I am also planning to work on another challenge and with a bit of luck that one will be worth 2 points.

This challenge is made with my pictures and the DSM August BAK.

Numbers again

1 year.

1 blog.

6 months.

100 published posts.
22 countries from where the blog was viewed at least once.
167 visitors on the blog.

22 days until going home.

58 layout for 58 challenges at DSM.

93 comments on the layouts.

Thousands of pictures taken with my camera.

Too many years since I haven't seen my best friend.

6 years since I graduated university and got my tattoo.

4 and a half since I am a MOM.

Almost 4 years since I said I DO.

Too many days since I saw my love.

Less than a month till we are moving in our house.

1 dog - ordered.

Few things still left to do where I live now.

2 plane tickets.

One new life together.

I've already said too much so I am just going to say one more thing:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLERTA! - you are always in my heart, the sister I've never had. I love you.

As for my newest layout, I made it with Jen C Designs' kit - Memory Lane.

will miss WINTER

I know it's not even mid October, but I did a new layout and used some of the few pictures I have with Alex playing in the snow. I know I am not going to miss winter and all its cold, but I have to admit that there is a special something about a white Christmas and I know Alex will miss playing with snow although she is not crazy about putting too many clothes on. The ideal would be to wear her swimming suit and yet play in the snow without catching a cold. Until I figure out how to do that, here is my layout:

3 more challenges

I've just finished the added inspiration challenge, so I am left with three more challenges for the month. Early month this one because I have to worry about packing and sorting through my things. I still have some things here, but they go into two categories: things I have to take with me and things I can ship next year. I am also helping my mom sort through her things and making sure our things did not mix. Alex had a cold this week again so she is on a forced vacation. I still plan to take he two more weeks to preschool so that she spends some more time with her little friends, but she can't go unless she is feeling better.

Now here is my layout and although I used papers from the OCT BAK, i played a little more with the blending modes. Here is the result:

Halloween...

I know it is still early to talk about Halloween, but this year I don't think Alex will make it to the party. Reason being, that Halloween is the night we start our journey so we will be busier saying good-bye and making sure we packed everything than thinking of a costumed party. This being said, I know she has a great time last year at her first Halloween in preschool and I know she liked her costume too. I know I spent hours cutting all the butterflies and sticking them on her outfit so that she could be the Butterfly princess.

Quick one

Alex is sick. I took her to the E.R. earlier today. She got a shot. She cried a little. Fever is down. She is sleeping now. A restless sleep. She likes to feel me close to her. I worked a little. I have a new layout. Followed instructions from "Scrap this way". See result:

Scraplifting

I like the Scraplift challenge. It give you the opportunity to choose your favorite layout from a certain member of the forum and do your version of it. Oftentimes, while I am browsing through other designers' layouts, I'm thinking " Neat idea! - my photos would look great in a similar template... I should try this sometimes." Scraplifting someone gives me the opportunity to do exactly that and show some appreciation to a designer's work.

This month's designer chosen for the Scraplift challenge is Jacque aka play4school. She has a lot of great layouts, but I liked this one in particular:

and here is my take on it, using the DSM October BAK:

numbers, days, points on the list

These days it's all about numbers, days and points on lists. I still have quite a large to do list with a lot of points on it. Alex still has 13 days of school, I've just shipped 5 boxes to our new home, people from 20 countries visited my blog, I'm getting close to 100 posts, and so on. Also I am trying to get my 20 points in the DSM challenges, but this is not something new for you. Anyways, I have a new layout ready and hopefully will have the time to work on the next one.

lyrics challenge with a twist

For this month we have to do a song that has a number in it or in the title. One of the songs I like a lot is Will Smith's song - Just the Two of Us.

Here is my take on it:

First one for October

It's already October and I can't believe I am getting ready to move to another country. I already shipped 5 boxes and I will have a bit of extra luggage too. It's amazing how many things one can get in a few years and how difficult it is sometimes to let go of some of your memories. Well, it's not only my things I have to take care of, but Alex's too. She is only 4 and "a quarter" - as she says - but she "needs" her toys, her books, her things. It's okie, she is still my baby girl and since she is the smallest she gets away with a lot of things.

Anyways, I know this month I will make all the DSM challenges I need for my $5 GC, but I am not sure this will happen starting next month since I will have a lot of things to do: unpack, help Alex adjust to a new country, a new language, a new home, etc. We will take it one step at a time and when she will feel comfortable she will go to preschool too.

Enough about me and my brat. This blog should be more about layouts and hopefully soon about some freebies. In the mean time, here is my first October layout: